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Orchestral music thats fast, cheap, and pretty well under control

Put the hay down where the goats can get it, thats my philosophy. If you want to get newbies interested in classical music, make it easy for them to get at. The Seattle Symphonys kicking off its season tonight with a cheap and informal sampler of works theyll play this season: individual movements from Beethovens Fifth and other symphonies, with show-off pieces like Strausss Don Juan. Come for a tasteits just $10then come back later this season if you like for the whole piece. Saturday night is the official opener, neither cheap nor informal: a gala with star cellist Yo-Yo Ma and an all-French program (if you count Gershwins An American in Paris). Various combos of dinner, drinks, and dancing are available in packages that start at $450 (tickets for the concert alone are sold out).